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The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has threatened to disconnect power-generating companies from the national grid if they fail to implement the Free Governor Control across their generating units. In power generation, a governor is a control system that regulates the speed or output of a turbine or generator. Its primary […]

  The Federal Government has dismissed the allegation made by a former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, that it empowers bandits as a policy. In a statement by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on Monday, it described the allegation as baseless, adding that the ONSA does not coordinate a policy of […]

  Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi have faulted the conduct of the local government elections in Rivers State, describing the exercise as unlawful and a mockery of democracy. “The local government election conducted by the occupation government in Rivers State is an awful absurdity and a travesty […]

  Chinese President Xi Jinping started on Monday a summit attended by more than 20 world leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Leaders from the ten Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries posed for a group photo on a red carpet, and Xi, Putin and Modi were seen chatting on live footage. […]

  Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said his support for the  Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election was not motivated by religion but was a political strategy. El-Rufai, who made an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, confirmed he backed the decision, describing it […]

  A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Federal Government of providing a soft landing for bandits terrorising different parts of the country. He alleged that the government was empowering bandits by paying them a “monthly allowance,” sending “food to them in the name of non-kinetic, describing it as a kiss-the-bandits […]

  Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday said that his successor, Senator Uba Sani, is not his friend. El-Rufai, 65, who was instrumental to Sani’s emergence as Kaduna State governor in 2023, however, dispelled rumours of a rift between him and the governor.     A file photo of Governor Sani Uba (right) […]

  Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he is unperturbed by critics who describe him as a fundamentalist. El-Rufai, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, dismissed such views, insisting that those who hold them neither know him personally nor have worked with him. “I don’t care. The people who […]

  Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has insisted that he does not require police permission to exercise his constitutional right to freedom of association. El-Rufai, who was a guest on Channels Television’s political programme Sunday Politics, dismissed claims by security authorities that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) gathering in Kaduna was disrupted because organisers […]

  Pep Guardiola blasted his Manchester City flops for forgetting “how to play” after they blew the lead in a shock 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Sunday. Guardiola’s side were in control in the first half and Erling Haaland put them ahead with his 88th goal in 100 Premier League appearances. But Haaland was guilty […]

  Dominik Szoboszlai’s brilliant free-kick fired Liverpool to a dramatic 1-0 win over title rivals Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday. Szoboszlai curled a sublime set-piece past Arsenal keeper David Raya with seven minutes left at Anfield in a tense clash between the two leading contenders for the Premier League crown. The Hungary midfielder’s gem was […]

  The Iyana-Isolo area of the ever-busy Apapa–Oshodi Expressway in Lagos was thrown into chaos on Sunday afternoon after a fully loaded tanker overturned and burst into flames. Commuters and passersby watched in horror as the tanker reportedly skidded off the road, rammed into a commercial bus, and toppled into a roadside gutter before exploding. […]